Pura Belpré Librarian of the Year Award
Call for Nominations
Pura Belpré Librarian of the Year Award
for Outstanding Library Service to Latinos.
Offered bi-annually, the award honors a librarian for his/her service and dedication to providing
library services to Spanish-speaking and Latino communities.
The award includes $100.00 and a plaque is given honoring outstanding librarian's work.
Purpose of Award:
To recognize individuals who have provided outstanding library service to Latinos.
Criteria for Award:
Nomination must be submitted from Friday, April 1, 2022 through Friday, May 27th, 2022.
Please note, the supporting statement must be one-page in length;
written in narrative form; and comment on how the candidate:
- Distinguished her/himself in the library field and/or communit
- Promoted and advocated for services to Latinos and Spanish-speaking communities; - Worked to fill a community need at a local, state, national, and/or international level;
- Contributed to the REFORMA NE chapter and/or REFORMA National.
Award Guidelines:
The RNE Chapter Pura Belpré Librarian Award Committee is responsible for
● Making the formal award selection.
● Making sure the candidate is an active member of the REFORMA NE Chapter
● Completing nominator and candidate information form
● Stating the qualifications for nominating a candidate
For more information on the award, including how to apply, please click on the links below:
2022 RNE Pura Belpré Librarian of the Year Award Announcement, Criteria and Guidelines
2022 RNE Pura Belpré Librarian of the Year Award Nomination Form
Please submit Nomination form electronically to:
reformane@gmail.com Attention: Susan Paredes, Committee Chair
Opening date: Friday, April 1st, 2022 Closing date: Friday, May 27th, 2022.
Past Recipients of the Pura Belpré Librarian of the Year Award:
2020 Georgina Rivas-Martinez, Youth Services Librarian, South Huntington Public Library, NY
2018 Linda Caycedo, Retiree/Volunteer NYPL Bronx Library Center, P.R. Heritage Gallery
Elizabeth Garcia, Retiree/Author, Community Library Manager
2016 Libbhy Romero, Supervising Librarian, NYPL BookOps